2023
Variants in JAZF1 are associated with asthma, type 2 diabetes, and height in the United Kingdom biobank population
DeWan A, Cahill M, Cornejo-Sanchez D, Li Y, Dong Z, Fabiha T, Sun H, Wang G, Leal S. Variants in JAZF1 are associated with asthma, type 2 diabetes, and height in the United Kingdom biobank population. Frontiers In Genetics 2023, 14: 1129389. PMID: 37377600, PMCID: PMC10291233, DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1129389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplex traitsGenome-wide significant variantsFine-mapping analysisGenomic regionsMajor genetic componentAssociation analysisSusceptibility variantsGenetic componentSignificant variantsGenetic variantsSuggestive associationTraitsPhenotypeVariantsBiobank dataGenesNon-overlapping regionsRegionJAZF1Univariate association analysisType 2 diabetesThe genetic contribution of the X chromosome in age-related hearing loss
Naderi E, Cornejo-Sanchez D, Li G, Schrauwen I, Wang G, Dewan A, Leal S. The genetic contribution of the X chromosome in age-related hearing loss. Frontiers In Genetics 2023, 14: 1106328. PMID: 36896235, PMCID: PMC9988903, DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1106328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchX chromosomeChromosome XGenome-wide significance levelMRNA expression analysisExpression analysisChromosomesAssociation analysisGenetic variantsCommon sensory impairmentGenetic contributionAnalysis of malesAge-related hearing lossHair cellsInner ear tissuesInner hair cellsUK BiobankARHLVariantsHuman inner ear tissueEar tissueGenesLociHeritabilitySex-stratified analysesCellsType 2 cytokine genes as allergic asthma risk factors after viral bronchiolitis in early childhood
Dong Z, Myklebust Å, Johnsen I, Jartti T, Døllner H, Risnes K, DeWan A. Type 2 cytokine genes as allergic asthma risk factors after viral bronchiolitis in early childhood. Frontiers In Immunology 2023, 13: 1054119. PMID: 36685501, PMCID: PMC9852873, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1054119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllergic asthmaViral bronchiolitisRisk factorsViral infectionDetailed lung function testsAllergic asthma developmentHistory of bronchiolitisHuman Metapneumovirus InfectionVariable airway obstructionAsthma risk factorsType 2 cytokinesDevelopment of asthmaLung function testsGenetic variantsCohort of childrenSpecific viral infectionsEarly childhoodType 2 cytokine genesSchool agePotential candidate targetAirway obstructionMetapneumovirus infectionMedian ageAsthma developmentFunction tests
2018
Gene-Gene and Gene-Environment Interactions
DeWan AT. Gene-Gene and Gene-Environment Interactions. Methods In Molecular Biology 2018, 1793: 89-110. PMID: 29876893, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7868-7_7.BooksConceptsComplex traitsGene-environment interactionsGenome-wide interaction analysisGenetic variantsGenetic architectureDense panelMultiple test correctionGene-GeneTest correctionExplicit testsTraitsHigher-order interactionsRare frequencyInteraction analysisVariantsInteractionSmall effect sizesReplicationInteraction resultsOrder interactions